NZ May Sales Reflect Recovery From 2011 Disasters
Last month’s passenger-car deliveries increased 31% year-on-year to 5,942 units, the best May result since 2008.
New Zealand’s new-vehicle market remains robust, with May sales up 27% over last year’s Asia/Pacific disaster-stricken result to 8,306 units and the year-to-date total rising 16% to 39,748.
Motor Industry Assn. data shows last month’s new-car deliveries climbed 31% compared with year-ago to 5,942 units, the best May result since 2008. Year-to-date sales grew 20% to 56,942.
Commercial-vehicle sales jumped 17% to 2,364 units for the month, yielding a 5-month total up 4% to 8,745.
Association spokesman Ian Stronach says buyers are seeing good value in the market and are reacting by opening their wallets.
“With good availability and solid support from distributors, dealers have been able to provide some very good offers to entice buyers,” Stronach says in a statement. “It looks like the new-vehicle market, at least, is well on the way to recovery.”
Toyota led the May new-car segment with 797 deliveries, ahead of GM Holden (624) and Ford (570).
Toyota also set the pace in the commercial-vehicle segment with 822 sales, followed by Ford (368) and Nissan (290).
The Toyota Hilux was New Zealand’s top-selling model for the month with 600 deliveries, followed by the Ford Ranger (307) and Suzuki Swift (286).
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